Scientists of Wales: William Morgan - Eighteenth Century Actuary, Mathematician and Radical

Author: Nicola Bruton Bennetts

ISBN: 9781786836182

Publication Date: 15 October 2020

Publisher: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press, Cardiff

Format: Paperback, 216x138 mm, 288 pages

Language: English

This biography explains William Morgan's role in developing the mathematics that underpin the money management of pension funds. It focuses also on the experiment in which he created an X-ray tube, and examines his outspoken political views and turbulent, private life.

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Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

William Morgan Family Tree

Prologue

Chapter 1: Bridgend

Chapter 2: Newington Green

Chapter 3: Blackfriars

Chapter 4: 1780 – Flaming June

Chapter 5: At War

Chapter 6: A Beautiful Green Light

Chapter 7: Risk and Reward

Chapter 8: Verbal Fisticuffs

Chapter 9: Stamford Hill

Chapter 10: A Stupendous Event

Chapter 11: Bushill Fields

Chapter 12: A Radical Friend

Chapter 13: A Trumpet of Liberty

Chapter 14: Trial for High Treason

Chapter 15: Pitt’s Gagging Acts

Chapter 16: Invasion, Panic and Mutiny

Chapter 17: The Reign of Terror

Chapter 18: Diaspora

Chapter 19: The Price of Success

Chapter 20: Family, Celebrations and Calamities

Chapter 21: A Costly Peace

Chapter 22: Rise, Progress, Misrepresentation

Chapter 23: A Fragment

Chapter 24: Final Years

Chapter 25: Afterwards

Chapter 26: Epilogue

Bibliography

Author Biography:

Nicola Bruton Bennetts is an independent scholar with a background in teaching and journalism.

Further Information:

• This book will be the first full length biography of William Morgan, a founding figure in the development of actuarial science and the insurance business in the UK.

• This biography explains William Morgan's role in developing the mathematics that underpin the money management of pension funds.

• It focuses also on the experiment in which Morgan created an X-ray tube, and examines his outspoken political views and turbulent private life.

• As well as exploring his public life, this biography uses unpublished family letters to open a window on Morgan's private life.